The Valparaiso University men’s tennis team enjoyed success up and down the lineup over the course of this weekend’s Valpo Fall Invitational, held at the Valpo Tennis Complex. The Crusaders put together a strong showing on Sunday, winning 14 of their 15 singles matches.

Langston defeated Logan Charbonneau 6-1, 6-4 at No. 6, while Marino picked up a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Jared Woodson at No. 7. Carvajal was also a winner in the singles dual with the Panthers, topping Grant Reiman 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3.

The final match of Round 2 singles to finish was No. 1, where Ancona pulled away for a 6-4, 6-3 win.

The Crusaders continued their success as they faced Wright State in Round 3 of singles. Valpo’s first win in the dual came courtesy of Kenyatte, who topped William Morton 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4.

Brozovich topped Javier Alvarez 6-4, 6-4 at No. 8 singles, then Kissell nailed down a competitive 7-5, 7-6(4) victory over Michael Kianicka at No. 1. Kissell’s win was the final Valpo match of the tournament to finish, and proved to be the most entertaining showdown of the day on Sunday.

With his doubles win on Sunday, Kissell has 49 for his career. He needs two more to crack Valpo’s Top 10. He stands at 7-2 in doubles on the year.

Marino went a perfect 3-0 in doubles this weekend to boost his season record to 7-2. He added a 2-0 singles mark to increase his season win total to five.

Ancona’s pair of wins on Saturday allowed him to up his career total to 30 singles victories. He won all three matches he played this weekend and now stands at 7-2 this season.

Ancona also enjoyed a flawless doubles weekend to move his season mark to 8-1 in doubles action. He owns the team lead in doubles wins this year and has 20 doubles victories for his career.

Langston notched a win in his only singles match on Sunday, boosting his season total to six victories. Carvajal also won his only singles match of the day, increasing his 2017 total to six wins as well.

Kenyatte’s picture perfect singles weekend puts the rookie’s record at 8-1 this fall.

With his pair of singles victories on Sunday, Pecyna stands at 7-2 on the year and has 19 career wins.

Brozovich garnered a pair of victories on Sunday, increasing his season total to seven and his career win amount to 18.

Kissell grabbed his 54th career singles win, which ranks 10th in program history.

Next Up

The ITA Midwest Regional Championships will begin on Oct. 19 and run through Monday, Oct. 23 in Ann Arbor, Mich.